'Hornets ink 3-year contract with F Moussa Diabate'

The Charlotte Hornets inked a contract with forward Moussa Diabate for a standard three-year period.

The Hornets did not disclose the financial details of the agreement in their announcement on Sunday. Diabate had previously been playing under a two-way contract and was scheduled to become a restricted free agent after the 2025-26 season.

At 23 years old, Diabate is currently averaging career-highs in points (4.7), rebounds (7.0), and minutes (18.7) in 43 games (including six starts) this season, his first with the Hornets.

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Diabate was drafted in the second round of the 2022 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, who opted not to offer him a qualifying contract over the summer. On July 31, the Hornets signed him to a two-way deal.